Yes, white, marble, and brass finishes are still in – but we’re adding a handful of excitement in 2021! Here are our favorite top trends for this year:
Tailored Style Kitchens
Think personalization and self-expression. This style combines a mix of neutral hues, grays and off-whites, light stained wood, dark colors, and bold accents, to deliver a gentle yet sophisticated aesthetic. The assortment of textures, materials, and architectural details makes this style feel as if it was pieced together over the years for a timeless look.
Kitchen Workstations
Sink workstations are a fast-growing trend in the market. These built-in ledges provide movable components such as cutting boards, colanders, racks for draining and drying, as well as other essential accessories. Workstations combine functions you might perform elsewhere in the kitchen, limiting the need to move back and forth between areas. Highly engineered and handcrafted in the United States, The Galley, for instance, is now leading the kitchen industry in innovation and quality.
Black Accents In The Kitchen
Kitchens are slowly shifting away from the all-white look, and experts are welcoming a new color trend: black. The bold dominant color choice adds visual interest to spaces that may not have stood out previously. Although white or gray marbles and quartz are still the top picks for countertops, honed soapstone, black marble, and higher-end options like Copacabana stone, will be making an appearance.
Matte White Finish
With dark accents on the rise, the pursuit for contrast is emerging. Previously trending in lighting and slowly making its way into bathroom design, this trend is now catching on in the kitchen. Brizo recently launched its Jason Wu collection of kitchen faucets in a matte white finish, and the line also offers options such as wood-and-brass handles.
Light Stained Cabinets
That’s right, stained cabinets made a comeback. However, not every stain made the cut and darker louder woods such as red oak are still outdated. This trend will be mostly seen on kitchen islands and master bathroom vanities. For a soothing feel, this cabinet finish should be paired with a soft color palette made up of mostly whites and neutrals.
Dedicated Work Spaces
With last year’s mandatory stay-at-home orders in place, most of us discovered just how functional (or non-functional) our homes really are. The new reality of remote work will continue in 2021 and, whether it is indoor or outdoor, homeowners will double down on creating efficient dedicated offices, work nooks, and backyard cottages, for video meetings, schoolwork, and other tasks that previously took place outside the house.
Aesthetically Pleasing Backgrounds
Homeowners have discovered the desire for a Zoom-worthy background. Wallpaper, curated shelves, well-hung artwork, pops of color, good lighting, some greenery, and objects of different sizes can simultaneously create a stylish backdrop for a meeting and make homes more pleasing to be in.
Hand-Free Systems
More than ever, sanitation is essential. Amidst the pandemic, germ-free features became a must. Not only will homeowners gravitate towards more cleanable materials, but there will also be an increased demand for hand-free technological solutions such as faucets and light switches. According to Kohler, there was a significant increase in touchless-faucet sales in 2020. Additionally, the brand recently launched Kohler Konnect, a voice-assisted software line that allows users to operate products via Google Home or Amazon Alexa.
Air Purified Homes
Between an airborne virus and record wildfires, air quality was put at the top of many homeowners’ priorities, and so were air purifiers and HEPA filters. It’s all in keeping with the idea that our homes need to be places of nourishment, health, and rejuvenation.
Slab Showers
Engineered materials aren’t just for countertops and backsplashes. Quartz and porcelain slabs can now be cut extremely thin to dress shower walls or fireplaces – it’s the ideal slick, modern, cleanable surface.
Stacked Tile Patterns
Brick pattern remains a classic but stacked tile has definitely earned its merit. This alternative is especially appropriate for small rooms since stacking tile creates a more continuous run of surface, which helps visually expand a room in the direction of the tile.
Tasteful Front Doors
Much emphasis gets put on the color of a front door, but its style shouldn’t be ignored. There are countless details to consider when choosing a front door, material, glass paneling, mechanism, and so on, but it’s worth the extra effort since the front door often makes the first impression on someone visiting or passing by.
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